The Elected Idiots Of The United States Congress !

Today's entry maybe a little nasty,  no,  very nasty , but,  here we go!

Watching the evening news,  Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) to be exact, I saw and heard the following; There are Congressmen, who have been convicted of crimes, some of whom are in jail and others pending, who are still receiving pensions from the United States Government (i.e. you). What is wrong with this picture? Legislation to discontinue the pension payments was twice voted down in Congress. There is currently a plan to re-introduce the same legislation again this session (I assume, with the thinking that the democratic majority will act favorably on it).

I would like to know the names of the congress persons who voted against this bill. Do you know how your congress representative voted? Are these assholes just making sure they'll get paid a pension also, just in case? If I understood correctly Anderson Cooper is going to find out tonight just who voted against the previous legislation. You can check your phone book (I believe) and find out who your representative is (by zip code) and the address, email and fax number of same. Why don't you ask him/her/it?

The Pictures: I don't remember who sent me this picture (sorry), nor do I remember if it's state or national legislators, but I'm sure the same thing goes on everywhere in politics. It's an optical illusion, but in my warped little mind, it's better than the picture I have of a politician giving his all to the people. Add your own caption.

This Date In History: 1914; Henry Ford establishes a minimum wage of $5.00 per eight hour day in his automobile factory. 1933; Construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

Here's another pearl for you; Two United States border patrol officers are facing prison time for killing a Mexican drug smuggler crossing the border! The smuggler had the drugs (marijuana, I think) in his possession. The smuggler received immunity for testifying against the two border patrol agents. What in the hell is wrong with the government? Why is this crap allowed?

First of all, we have our own marijuana (currently the highest cash crop in the United States, replacing corn. Corn? You can't smoke corn!). Secondly, you can't just shoot an illegal crossing the border, but you can damn well shoot an armed smuggler, who is resisting arrest and is an honest threat to the safety and security of the people who try to protect our borders. If they don't start doing something about the borders of this nation, you're going to see another catastrophe like 911. Terrorists aren't stupid (?). The easiest way for a terrorist to come into the United States, with God knows what weapon, is the United States/ Mexican border!

Birthdays: Walter "Fritz" Mondale (1928), Chuck Knoll, football player and coach (1932).

Question Of The Day: Scenario;  36 charged with spousal abuse,  7 charged with fraud,  19 convicted for bad checks,  117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted 2 companies,  71 cannot get credit cards due to bad credit,  14 arrested on drug related charges, 8 charged with shop lifting,  84 charged with drunken driving last year,  21 named in current lawsuits.

They Are?:  a) National Basketball Association  b) National Football League  c) Major League Baseball

NOPE ! THEY ARE THE 531 MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS !

The same idiots who crank out the mindless and pork laden legislation designed to keep us in line. The same jerks who just voted themselves a $15,000.00 a month pension after serving one (1) term in congress !

How do you like them apples? That's it for today, sports fans.

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Just Visiting !

Just checking out the neighbors, today. Kind of a slow, but interesting day. LSU rolled over Notre Dame tonight. It wasn't even close.

I'm watching Poker After Dark (Texas Hold-Em Poker) and one of the players is Phil Helmuth. If you ever want to see a world class idiot, watch this jerk play. His only competition is Mike Matisou. I love to watch when they both play so that when one jerk is eliminated, the other one gloats and proclaims his mastery of the game. It's even better when later in the game, Jerk #2 is eliminated. By the way, Helmuth was the first one eliminated after a 15 minute tirade.

The Pictures: My first dog was a puppy just like one of these guys.

This Date In History: 1885; The first successful  appendectomy is performed in Davenport, Iowa.  1896; Utah is admitted into the union as the 45th State. 

A father called his son and said, "I've had it! I'm divorcing your mother!" The son replied, "Dad, you can't". The father said, " I mean it, tell your sister!" and hung up. The son called his sister and told her the news. She said, " He can't do that! I'll take care of it, just meet me there!" The daughter called her father and said "Dad, don't do anything! My brother and I are on our way there!", and she hung up. The father hung up and said to his wife, " OK honey, it's set. They're both coming for Christmas and they're paying their own way!"

Birthdays: Don Shula (1930) Happy Birthday Don!, Floyd Patterson, former boxing heavyweight champion of the world (1935)

If you get bored, sit in your parked car with dark sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing motorists.

Question Of The Day: Brittany Spears is going to a Spa this week to:  a) rest and recooperate. b) detox, c) practice exiting from a limosine with her legs together.

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The Bowl Games Are Almost Over

Good Morning! It's hump day on a short week. You can handle it! Tonight's the national championship between Ohio and Florida. The media is hyping Ohio, but don't be surprised if Florida wins.

Dolphin Coach Nick Saban took the Alabama coaching job (surprise). He'd be foolish if he didn't.

It's almost over for college football 2006 and now comes college basketball. If Naismith could ever envision this garbage today, he would never have invented it.

The Pictures: Goodbye college football, hello college basketball...........ugh!

This Date In History: 1938; The March of Dimes is founded by Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1959; Alaska is admitted as the 49th State.

Pat Robertson spoke to "God "recently and was told by "God "that there would be a terrorist attack on the United States this year. "God'' did not tell Robertson if the attack would be nuclear (or nuc-ul-lar, according to Georgie Bush), but Robertson said he believed the attack would be nuclear.

 DO NOT DESPAIR:  I spoke with "God" last evening and he assured me not to worry. He said he just enjoyed jerking Robertson's chain!

Birthdays: Bobby Hull,  Canadian Ice Hockey Star (1938)

The Orange Bowl game was excellent last night with Louisville defeating Wake Forest. One obviously blind bad call was the Wake Forest apparent fumble.  After seeing the replays, everyone, commentators included, thought the fumble call would be reversed. The "Mr. Magoo" all stars decided that it was indeed  a fumble.

Question Of The Day:  What shall we do with people like Pat Robertson, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and others, who rise to the spotlight like moths to a street lamp after any event that could put their faces in the news?  a) let them do their thing, what the hell, it's America.  b) Lambaste, censor, ridicule and smite them until they quit seeking glory.  c) Send them to Iraq to assist the Iraqis after U.S. troop withdrawal referred to in yesterdays' entry.

That's It For Now! More Later.

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What? No Parties?

Reality has set in. There's no more parties........until Friday! There's always a party somewhere on Friday. It doesn't start out as a party, it just becomes one. Karaoke night at Krystel's Restaurant and Nightclub has been changed to Tuesdays, beginning next Tuesday, January 9th, at the same time. 

The next time you go to the ATM machine and your money starts coming out,  yell out " I won, I won".

If you're having problems controlling your children, at dinner time, announce the following: DUE TO RECENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LET ONE OF YOU GO!

The Pictures: I liked these pictures the moment I saw them. (courtesy of my brother, Kirt)

This Date In History: 1788; Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the Constitution. 1972; Radio and television advertisement of cigarettes end as a result of legislation passed by the United States Congress.

Today is the National Day of Mourning for President Gerald Ford.

Birthdays: Roger Miller, singer and song writer (1936)

Question of The Day: The number of troops killed in Iraq has now passed 3,000. What would you do? a) withdraw the troops,  b) send in additional troops, c) get the hell out and introduce a super-virus so that their testicles would shrink and fall off.

Your comments are welcomed and appreciated !

That's it for now !

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HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Where do I begin? First and foremost, I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year's Eve! The party at Krystel's Restaurant and Nightclub was fantastic! I thought I had a shot at best dressed, but then Emilio and Melina showed up. Hey! Emilio! Anyone could wear a tux! Both Emilio and Melina were dressed to the nine's and made a strikingly handsome couple.

Nice to see Julio and company...looking good! Jorge and Jenny, Alex and Krystel, The two Doc's (Doc Dentist and Doc Surgeon), and applause to......Guillermo, Brenda, Claudio, David, Zoila, Mario, and all the rest of the people who made the celebration go so well!

My daughter and family text'd me from Times Square in New York at 11:26 p.m. I saw the crowd on TV (estimated in the hundreds of thousands) and I couldn't see her, but I didn't have my glasses on.

The Pictures: Emilio and Melina, Two new friends...Cora and Henry,  Everyone having a good time dancing, David,  Dancing with Jenny, and, ah yes, one of me (who edits this crap?)......(more to come as soon as I find some of my body parts that are still missing)

This Date In History: 1902; The University of Michigan defeats Stanford 49-0 in the first Rose Bowl. 1959; Fidel Castro ousts Cuban Dictator, Fulgencio Batista.

Miscellaneous: In sports yesterday, The Miami Dolphins did their thing (lose). Georgia Tech lost to West Virginia 38-35 in a fantastic game. It's a shame someone had to lose. Well played ! 

Birthdays: Paul Revere......and the Raiders came later (1735),  Betsy Ross (1752),  J. Edgar Hoover...well known for his vacuum cleaner, pun intended,  (1895), and Barry Goldwater (1909).

Note: Partial entry..still getting over last night! More pictures and stories will trickle in this week. I am also starting a new catagory called " Question of the Day". You may respond to the question or give the answer at the bottom of each entry page under "Comments - Add your Own".

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New Year's Eve ! PARTY !!

It's New Years Eve and the restless natives are already gearing up for this evening's festivities. We're having a New Years Party at Krystel's Restaurant and Nightclub. It should be great!

It was nice to see my friend, Tania, who came by to see me this week. We had cocktails at the club and chatted for a while. I miss seeing her.

The Pictures: Two of the crazy people in my life, my pals, Hector and Avelino (affectionately known as "Vegita").  Picture Two; The awaited arrival of 2007, now requesting clearance for landing.

This Date In History: Thomas A. Edison first publicly demonstrates the electric light bulb. Since that date the image has been turning on in most people's minds every few minutes (notice I said most, some people will always will be in the dark). The light bulb soon was discovered by children who have the ability to turn one on but cannot remember to turn it off, much do the delight of Florida Power and Light. Somewhere in their early twenties, they gain the ability to turn light bulbs off after receiving their first few light bills!

President Gerald Ford's body lies in state in Washington, D.C. God rest ye, kind sir!

Birthdays: Henri Matisse, French artist (1869), Anthony Hopkins (1937)

That's it for today! Have a safe, happy and propsperous New Year!

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Sadam Hussein Is Dead !

Sadam Hussein, 69 years old,  was executed yesterday at 10: 05 p.m. eastern standard time. Hussein refused the execution hood and went to the gallows holding a copy of the Koran. CNN aired the execution up until the last moments of the execution, freezing the pictures on a feed from Iraqi television to exclude the actual moment of execution.

The Pictures: The Ace of Spades, Sadam Hussein hanged in Iraq for the murder of 146 men and boys after a foiled assassination attempt. Picture two; a stern Sadam Hussein during his trial for murder

This Date In History: 1853; United States Minister to Mexico, James Gadsden and Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana sign the Gadsden Purchase agreement in Mexico City. In a separate, secret agreement, the United States agreed to leave large, gaping holes along the border between the two countries to facilitate the entire Mexican population to cross the border into the United States.

There are two days left on 2006. The last three days have seen the deaths of James Brown, President Gerald Ford and Sadam Hussein. Let's hope that the remaining two days have sunshine instead of darkness and let's slip quietly and safely into a prosperous 2007 !

Birthdays: Rudyard Kipling, English writer and Nobel laureate (1869)

That's the scoop.

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Rosie Vs The Trumpster - Part III

Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump are in Part III of their well publicized on-air feud. The latest news is that Rosie called the Trumpster a "pimp" in her daily blog and Trump, in return, in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, said that Rosie was "a slob" and a "loser". The only thing that I see that they have in common is that they would both like to make-out with Miss U.S.A.

The Pictures: My Pals - Hector, Raul and Jorge, all of whom are former models for the J.C. Penney men's underwear catalog. I put on my reading glasses and discovered that the previous pictures of Krystels Restaurant and Nightclub was blurry, so I took another picture last night. And the last picture is of the lovely "Krystel", herself.

This Date In History: 1845; Texas is admitted to the Union as the 28th State. 1891; Thomas Edison invents the wireless radio. Soon after, most women are equipped, at birth, with same, without a volume control knob.

Marajuana has become the nation's highest cash crop, surpassing corn for the distinguished category. It does not surprise me at all, considering the fact that it's very difficult to smoke an ear of corn (I'm told).

Birthdays: Charles Goodyear (1800),  Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (1808),  Mary Tyler Moore (1937),  Jon Voight of Midnight Cowboy fame (1938),  Ray Nitschke, American Football player (1938)

That's the scoop for today. More tomorrow.

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Just Things and Such !

Last evening at Krystel's was nice. Nice to see Jocko and Frantz as always and I enjoyed singing a duet with Carol.  Emilio, Frantz and I sang "Wildfire".  I caught up with some of the people that I missed over the Christmas weekend, including Jorge, Willie, Hector, Lourdes, Raul and the "Doc". Everyone's a little tired from all the weekend treks and visits and most just wanted to chill. My son, Kevin, is in town for a few days with his wife Kari and the kids. Good to hear from them. Sister Jeannie also called to say hello.

I missed seeing Alfonso and Lydia, but family's in town and everyone has an agenda. I also missed seeing Carrie, Rocio and Marta. I'll catch up with them by the weekend. I miss Martini 21 !

Karaoke night is moving from Wednesdays to Tuesdays,  beginning January 2, 2007. Same time, same station.......!  Feels wierd writing 2007, but it's almost time. Get used to it.

The Pictures: It's called "Desert Moon". I like this picture. It makes a good desktop design.

This Date In History: 1945; The United States Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance and recommends it's recitation in American schools. Most latins are also happy because they think the pledge starts with "Jose can you see?"

They're having James Brown's funeral today in New York at the Apollo Theatre. There's good coverage on CNN.

Remember, if you have any thoughts, comments, pictures or ideas you want to present, you can email me at JimSulliv3@aol.com

Birthdays: President Woodrow Wilson (1856), Dame Maggie Smith (1934)

That's it for now.

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I'm Getting Into The Mood !

It's Wednesday and we're halfway through the week and well on our way to a weekend of revelry and partying! I'm hoping to get that started tonight at our weekly Karoake extravaganza at Krystel's Restaurant and Nightclub, featuring many artists well known to a handful of people. Actually, there are a lot of talented singers who visit each week and the music is enjoyable. Come on over and show your artistry. The music is varied and features songs in both english and spanish.

The Pictures: Katrina fraud is expected to pass one billion dollars! ONE BILLION DOLLARS ! Ah, Mayor Ray, you're doing real well and your citizens should be proud, not only of you, but theirselves.  Y'all did well ! In the meantime the T-shirt business did very well and a lot of frustration and anger were subtly and not so subtly displayed. Take a good look!

This Date In History: 1932; Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City. 1968; The first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 8, returned safely to earth. A little known fact is that one of the secondary missions in the landing was to retrieve Alice Kramden, who had been sent there from a punch from her husband, Ralph Kramden.  Ralph, Norton and Trixie were there to hail her return.

Former President Gerald Ford died Tuesday evening at 6:45 p.m. He was 93 years old. He had been ill for a period of time. Ford was the only person to serve as President who was never elected for either President or Vice President.

Birthdays: Marlene Dietrich, actress and singer (1901)

So much for today's entry. Maybe more later.

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